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Community Events in Orléans Mr. Speaker, on April 29, I attended the eighth annual Soirée Saphir, an event organized by the Fondation franco-ontarienne to recognize the commitment, excellence and influence of women in the francophone community. I sincerely want to congratulate the six winners of the gala an
May 1st, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for her question and for her advocacy for caregivers in our country. As a former social worker, I know caregivers' hardship. I have also worked with caregivers in many of my roles before entering politics. We have announced that we are r
April 28th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Festivities in Orléans Madam Speaker, on April 10, I attended the 15th awards gala of the Regroupement affaires femmes, where three women from Orléans were recognized for their leadership. I want to congratulate Lydia Marie Philippe, who received a “young leader” award; Hortense Mvuemba, who received t
April 28th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Sophie Grenier Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to stand up today and acknowledge rising star and Orléans ambassador Sophie Grenier. Sophie just won season nine of the Quebec television program La Voix. From the very start, she wowed the show's coaches and fans with her powerful voice and emotional
April 18th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his advocacy. I have said it in the House, and I will say it again today: If it were a matter of will, there would be 40,000 Afghan refugees here already, but we know that in reality, with everything that has been happening, ther
March 31st, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Denis Gratton Mr. Speaker, it is with sadness but much hope that I join all Franco-Ontarians and my colleagues in the House to pay tribute to an extraordinary man and journalist for the past 32 years at Le Droit, a man beginning an unprecedented battle against an enemy—cancer—he characterized
March 29th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, as I said, the efforts Canada made certainly resonated in the international world, but we also know there were challenges and obstacles along the way. I represent a beautiful riding called Orléans, which has a very large Afghan community and also has active militar
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, it is quite interesting actually that the hon. member asked me that question in the House, when last Friday he and all of his party colleagues could not even stand up when the President of the United States actually made reference to what—
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for presenting some points of view that are indeed very important. From the beginning, we brought in a number of measures to temporarily fulfill our commitment to help the Afghan people. However, these measures have their limits. When we int
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I want to be very clear. In 2021, no one anticipated the fall to occur that quickly. We also need to be very candid here in saying that the government made a huge commitment in actually bringing at least 40,000 Afghans to this country. We are very near 30,000. As
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, the hon. member raises a very good point. We did not expect the Taliban to overtake the government as quickly as it did, but I am very proud of the fact that since then, although we had a significant amount of obstacles facing us, we were able to bring almost 30,00
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to the legislation that was introduced by my colleague, the hon. Minister of Public Safety. As the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, I know our team needs to work close
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, is concerned, the answer is as follows. With regard to part (a), engaging with United States officials is not the exclusive purview of IRCC. As of February 6, 2023, IRCC officials had not made any repr
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I hope that he heard President Biden's speech in the House on Friday. Once again, Canada and the United States just announced an update to the safe third country agreement. That is great news, because this new agreement will al
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the member of the Bloc Québécois that, every time he asked questions in the House, he asked us to suspend the agreement. Let us be clear. I would like to confirm that with my colleagues today. The Quebec government strongly supports our new ag
March 27th, 2023House debate
Marie-France LalondeLiberal